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David Leland
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Vinony's link graph records 230 inbound references to David Leland, and connects out to International Federation of Film Critics, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and Wish You Were Here.
It is catalogued under topics including 1941 births, 2023 deaths and Alumni of the Drama Centre London.
Vinony links it to 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1947
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Birth Nation
- Birth Nation
- Birth Nation
- Birth of a Nation (Tales Out of School)
- Flying into the Wind
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Film & TV
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
David Leland (20 April 1947 - 24 December 2023) was a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.
Known for
- Reel Britannia — Self2022
- An Accidental Studio — Self2019
- Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light — Self2016
- Victoria Wood: Seen on TV2009
- The 50 Greatest Television Dramas — Self2007
- The Making of 'Band of Brothers' — Self2001
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades — Costume Designer2000
- The White River Kid — Socrates Storekeeper1999
- When Saturday Comes — Priest1996
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles — Costume Designer1992
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 13
- Total plays
- 24
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cambridge
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
- Field of work
- television
- Work location
- England
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1941-04-20
- related category
- Category:Films directed by David Leland
- date of death
- 2023-12-24
- name in native language
- David Leland
Sources (2)
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